There are a lot of things I could say about Janelle Sampson, she is just a fantastic woman full stop. Janelle has taken a tremendous business risk this year and has started running workshops by people who use AA C, which is inspiring the AA C community in South Australia…
Jack White is the posthumous winner of the ISAAC Australia Information Award
The Information Award. The award is given for work that raises awareness of AA C. It includes articles, lectures, public appearances, radio interviews or public work of art. This award goes to Jack White, of Shelley, Western Australia. Jack died this year, he was only ten years old but kept…
Sue Stephens wins ISAAC Australia Community Award
The ISAAC Australia Community Award goes to someone who actively uses AA C in the community and actively contributes to the use of AAC in the community. This award goes to Sue Stevens in Eltham, Victoria. Sue is a dispensary technician at a community pharmacy in Hampton East. Amongst her…
Malkara Specialist School wins 2015 schools’ award!
Malkara has made a strong commitment to ensure all students at the school with Complex Communication Needs have an appropriate Augmentative and Alternative Communication System, that the systems are used daily and that all staff have appropriate training in using the systems and in becoming good communication partners. As a…
ISAAC Australia 2015 awards announced
The winners of this year’s ISAAC Australia awards were announced at the AGOSCI conference on 14th May. Congratulations to all winners! School/organisation awards: Malkara Specialist School (ACT) Information Award: Jack White (WA) Community awards: Sue Stephens (Vic) Eli Dickenson (WA) Janelle Sampson (SA) Watch the next few blog posts for…
Call for participants – leadership program in Melbourne
Dear friends of Opening Doors, I am thrilled to report that applications for the 2015 Opening Doors Program are now open! This year we will be celebrating 7 years of Opening Doors making a real difference in local communities. Please forward this e-mail on through your networks – we would…
Breaking news – Martin Pistorius featured on 60 Minutes Australia
Martin Pistorius – a high profile member of the AAC community in South Africa and the UK will be featured on 60 Minutes Australia this Sunday evening. Martin, who is a survivor of locked-in syndrome, is the author of Ghost Boy (with Megan Lloyd Davies). 60 Minutes airs on 8:00pm…
ISAAC Australia awards 2015
Do you know someone who has improved in their use of Augmentative Communication? What about someone who has helped build the profile of AAC in the community? Have you come across a school or organisation that supports people to communicate using a range of different methods? Have you seen somebody…
2015 ISAAC Australia membership form
Don’t forget to renew your ISAAC Australia membership for 2015 or join us for the first time now. 2015 membership form
Lisa reflects on the ISAAC 2014 conference in Lisbon Portugal
Thanks in part to receiving a scholarship from ISAAC Australia to attend ISAAC2014 in Lisbon, Portugal, and saving for two years (we ate a lot of rice and pasta). I was fortunate once again to expand networks around the world after attending the biennial conference in Pittsburg in 2012; I…